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3 article(s) for December 2016

By Guest Author Ethan GuthmanPh.D. Candidate, Neuroscience Program, CU Anschutz
We’ve all heard the saying that your brain is the computer of your body. And there is truth to the comparison. Like a computer, cells of the brain, called neurons, take in information, process it, and send it or othe…

By Guest Author Emily LarsonEmily Larson is a volunteer facilitator with Cooking Matters, a program of the Colorado non-profit group, Share Our Strengths (part of the No Kid Hungry Network).
Imagine I gave you a bag of sugar, a measuring teaspoon, and a mission: measure out the recommended daily in…

December Sky Calendar (pdf) Highlights this month's sky phenomena and celestial happenings with local dates and times (Mountain time zone). Free sky maps are available at www.skymaps.com.Skymaps.com produces a nice sky chart to help in locating observable celestial objects. Maps for the month ahead…